Akhtar Mohiuddin

Managerial career

Akhtar served as physical trainer of Pakistan tennis team in the 1991 Davis Cup in Jordan, and the Pakistan national hockey team during their tour to Malaysia in 1992.

Mohiuddin earned a football coaching diploma from Germany in 1993. That diploma was later declared by the AFC equivalent to its Licence B. He later served as coach and chief selector of the Balochistan football team.

Pakistan

Mohiuddin served as assistant coach of the Pakistan national team under head coach Salman Sharida between 2006 and 2007. When Sharida quit as Pakistan manager in 2007, Mohiuddin was given the role 2 months before the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Pakistan had to face Asian champions Iraq. Pakistan were defeated 7-0 in the first leg but they were able to hold Iraq to a goalless draw in the second leg.

After the second leg draw, Mohiuddin was retained as manager for the rest of the 2008 fixtures. Pakistan played a two-match away series against Nepal in late March as preparation for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Pakistan lost the first match 2-1, despite leading for most of the match, after two late goals for Nepal. They bounced back however, in the second match and won 2-0.

They then travelled to Taipei for 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers where Pakistan were favourites to qualify for the main round. Pakistan first faced Chinese Taipei, and they came back from 1-0 down to eventually win the game 2-1. However, in the next game, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan 7-1 on the back of a hat trick from Kasun Jayasuriya. In the final game, a dead rubber, Pakistan defeated Guam 9-2, achieving victory by the widest margin in Pakistan's history.

The 2008 SAFF Championship would prove to be Mohiuddin’s last tournament as manager when Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages, losing 3-0 to Maldives, 2-0 to India and 4-1 to Nepal.

Pakistan U23

He briefly returned as the Pakistan U23 manager for the 2010 Asian Games with Graham Roberts as a coaching consultant. The team performed poorly as Pakistan lost 3 of their matches and drew one and Mohiuddin was replaced afterwards.

PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad

He was appointed the head coach of PMC Athletico for the 2011/12 season. PMC Athletico went on to finish 14th in the league, 3 points above the relegation zone.

Higher Education Commission

By 2014, Mohiuddin was serving as senior national coach in the Pakistan Sports Board Quetta Centre, and held several training sessions with Chaman based Pakistan Premier League clubs Muslim FC, Afghan Chaman and Pak Afghan. In April 2014, Mohiuddin passed the AFC A License course in Bahrain.

Akhtar was later associated with the Higher Education Commission department. He served as head coach of the women team at the 2021 National Women's Football Championship.

Pakistan U17

In 2025, Mohiuddin was appointed head coach of the Pakistan U17 team for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Personal life

In December 2018, Mohiuddin was given lifetime achievement award by the Chief Minister of Balochistan due to his contributions in sports. In May 2021, he was honoured by IG Motorway Police Syed Kaleem Imam.

References

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